fads and phrases and annoying things we are sick of 2009

is that a "thing"?? seems pretty unobjectionable to me

it doesn't look like much on paper, but ... oh nevermind. maybe it's just an annoying habit some of my friends have.

Local Garda OTM – I feel like my choices in life after reading a thread like this are either, you know, running the risk of irritating someone with language, or never talking or writing ever again.

oh i've got one. when someone says "correct" in place of "yeah".

"so would you like cheese on your burger?"

"correct"

pure pure hate

A comedian friend of mine once complained about other comedians' use of the phrase "So that happened" as all-purpose filler between jokes. It was interesting because, even though I'd never really noticed it before, I could see how it could become fairly endemic (and thus annoying) within that particular culture.

I use "correct" all the time, esp over the phone, and esp with things that might cost me extra money like dealing with messed up utilities or business deals or w/e. Because a lot of the people on the other end may not speak English so fluently and it just seems clearer, more definite than "right" or "yeah" and less likely to be in any way mis-interpreted.

Or, I don't know, confirming details at the doctor's office or something. You can get lost in the system in a hurry if anything in your record is entered incorrectly.

"so would you like cheese on your burger?" is more annoying.

What's wrong with "yes"??

I can let it slide with bureacratic stuff I guess - it just sounds like you're setting yourself up as a judge: "correct, well done. You have positively aligned with my own opinion."

I don't know, I guess! I suspect that one-syllable words are easier to mistake? I'll have to think about it.

why not shake things up with "correctamundo"

I don't know that it would occur to me to use it like that? It's mostly for confirming factual information. Some of the phone calls I've been through with Dish Network about suspicious charges, I'd do anything to make sure my records were 100% correct.

that's grand ya sound fine

"yesh" ala michael scott

i'm with Laurel here. Only use "correct" like that in the situations she described.

i knew a funny, loud girl who used to say "correct" when good songs started playing, in a really deadpan way. this sounds like a real annoyance, but i liked it about her

she also was an indie girl who wore a comical moustache at times, and an aspiring music critic. basically she is everything ilx makes fun of embodied into one human, but she was great!

the thing about most of these phrases is that there's always a minority of people who actually use them in a non annoying way

please describe to us these people who say "foodie," "om nom nom," "food porn" and "i just threw up in my mouth a little bit" with style and flair

come on tho i feel like most of the things ilx collectively hates actually manifests itself in totally cool ppl

except comedy moustaches

fuck comedy moustaches

This thread reminds, me I had to take a drug test and there was this approx 15 feet wide x 3 foot tall display of stickers and little posters of that terrible rabbit that has phrases:

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mis,placed comma

sorry

what's the problem with the rabbit?

the ostensibly annoying phrases iirc

what is wrong with that rabbit

i'll be nicer COMMA when you're smarter

i'm still sick of chipotle

The eatery? It is so good!

The pepper? It is so good!

she means the style of dress

or possibly the dance

i hate when people say it like "chee pot uhl"

mostly only my mom does this

i find that a bit surprising

"what had happened was..."

― andrew m., Wednesday, 13 October 2010 14:42 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

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no u

i do really really hate "foodie". it's just like....why would you use such an embarrassing label for yourself. instead of just saying "i really like cooking" which actually starts a conversation. or do people say "foodie" to imply that they like spending loads of money on meals out or going to markets all weekend, or dismissing inferior and inauthentic sushi bars or whatev...

"foodie" almost as bad as foodies

Sarcastically saying "ya think?" as a sort of sarcastic "no shit."

I also hate this, which I see ALL the time in Pitchfork reviews and Videogum and the like:

Starting the second part of a thought about a person/musician with "Dude" instead of "The dude".

Something like:

"Bonnie Prince Billy puts out a lot of albums. Dude is prolific."

That drives me crazy.

And speaking of Stereogum and Videogum (and I've seen this on other sites/blogs as well), I fucking HATE how they use the phrase "you guys" in their headlines as part of a kind of "hey, we're all buddies on the internet" casual thing.

"You guys, the trailer for the new whateverthefuckmovie is out. Let's watch after the jump."

dude needs 2 chill

or do people say "foodie" to imply that they like spending loads of money on meals out or going to markets all weekend, or dismissing inferior and inauthentic sushi bars or whatev...

This, I think. Feel like it's not really about cooking - more like 'gourmet' for ppl who think saying 'I'm a bit of a gourmet' would sound preposterous.

'genius' as an adjective

louis c.k. has a whole bit about how devalued certain words have become through annyoying overuse, i.e.

"dude, i saw emily yesterday"

"omg, hilaaarious"

we have threads for that shakes

Cliches in music journalism that you hate. And those that you quite like too.

Most overused cliches that lazy music critics describe bands with

'genius' as an adjective

― jabba hands, Thursday, October 14, 2010 10:44 AM (59 minutes ago) Bookmark

You can thank Noel Fielding for that one.

*thanks noel fielding*

thanking you noel fielding

ARGH